Car rerailer



1,592,699 W. D. M CLELkAN CAR RERAILER Filed July 28, 1924 July 13 1926.

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x I a I Patented July 13, 1926.

UNITED STATES F! or:

MISSISSIPPI.

PATENT or CAR RERAILER.

Application filed July 28, 1324.

This invention relates to devices for replacing on the track cars which have become derailed, and which are commonly called car replacers.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this character to guide the car wheels over the track and prevent them fromjumping or skidding to one side.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing'from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a portion of a railway track with this improved replacer shown in operative position ready for use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the member which operates on the inside of the track, the rail way ties being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the member which operates on the outside of the track;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken'on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated a portion of a rail way track is shown including the two rails l and 2 and the ties 3.

The rerailer or replacer constituting this invention comprises two members 5 and 20 the former being designed to be placed on the inside of the rail while the latter is placed outside the opposed rail as is. shown clearly in Fig. 1.

The inner track rail engaging member 5 1s prising a base 6 having a fiat tie engaging lower face 7 which base gradually increases in thickness from its outer edge 8 toward its opposed edge and from the thickened edge rise two upstanding flanges or treads 9 and 10 which have a recess 11 arranged between 7 their inner ends for a purpose presently to be described.

These tread members 9 and 10 taper in thickness from their outer toward their inner ends as is shown clearly in Fig. 1 and made in the form of an obtuse angle com- Serial No. 728,725.

said members 9 and 10 incline downwardly.

from their inner toward their outer ends as is shown clearly in Fig. 2 to provide for the riding over these gradually inclined faces of the wheels of the car to be replaced.

A plurality of spike receiving notches 12 are formed at spaced intervals inthe edge of 'the base 6 of the member 5 and are designed to receive spikes for securing the member to the ties 3 with the recessed portion against the vertical portion of the rail below, the tread thereof. 2

The member 20 which is designed to be placed outside the rail 2 is also made in the form of an obtuse angled shoe or casting provided with a flat tie engaging face 21 equipped in its outer edge with spike reoeivand having rising from its body member 23 the flushed with the outer mg notches 22 other edge a vertical inner face of which is edge of the base 21 and which tapers in thickness toward its central portion. or at the bend of said body as shown at 24. A laterally extending tread engaging flange 25 projects from the inner face of the body member 23 at the bend therein as shown clearly in Fig. 1 and is below the upper face'of said body member and is designed to rest on the tread portion of the track rail 2. This overlying track flange 25 is provided on its upper face with intersecting diagonally disposed grooves 26 and 27 which are designed to guide the flange ofthe car wheel on to the main track.

The tread portionor upper face 28 of the member 20 inclines gradually in opposite directions toward its end and at its highest point extends above the tread portion of the track rail 2 in connection with which it is to be used so that the wheels of the car riding up thereover will be directed directly over the main track rail and pass off on to said rail without danger of slipping or skidding.

The operation of this device is as follows The casting or shoe 5 is placed with the recessed bend therein firmly against the web of the rail under its tread and is secured to the ties 3 by suitable spikes passing through the notches 12 in the casting and driven into the ties. The other casting or shoe 20 is then placed against the outer face of the rail 2 with the flange 25 thereof overlying the tread of said rail and is secured to the ties 3 by spikes as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

disposed slightly 2 The outer faces of the upstanding members of the two shoes are inclined transversely toward the rails in connection with which they are used so that the more the car pushes against these members the firmer will the device bind against the rails. Vhen the Wheels of the car are directed on to the inclined members 9 and 23' they will be guided toward the main rails of the track and pass o-fi over the treads thereof on to said rails in normal position ready for use.

I claim:-

A car rerailer comprising an inner member and an outer member, the inner member having a fiat tie engaging face decreasing in thickness from its outer edge towards its opposed edge, upstanding flanges rising from the thickened edge with a recess formed within their inner ends, the lower edge of the thickened portion of the inner member adapted to fit flat against the base of the rail, the outer member being similarly shaped and having a vertical body member rising from its inner edge with its inner face flush with the outer face of the base, said outer member tapering from its ends to its central portion and having a laterally extending tread engaging flange projecting from the outer face of said body member at the bend therein, said flange being disposed slightly below the upper face of the body member and designed to rest on the tread portion of the track rail, to deliver a wheel onto the rail.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

WILLIAM D. MCGLELLAN. 

